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A picture of a garden, we see some colourful bunting with a step ladder beneath. Behind this we see a long bench along a wall, with plants growing up the wall. There is a metal grate high up the wall with gold letters reading 'Room to Heal'. In front of the image are the words 'WE ARE HIRING' in white text on a green text box.

Jobs 3 October 2025

We are looking for a Group Counsellor/Therapist – Maternity Cover

About us Room to Heal is an established therapeutic community in London. We support refugees andpeople seeking asylum, many of whom are torture survivors, through an integrated programme of therapeutic…

News 1 May 2024

Update and advice about the Rwanda Bill

Many of you will have seen the news last week that the government passed a law that they believe will allow the Home Office to send some asylum seekers to…

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Fundraising 1 December 2023

Winter Appeal 2023

Please donate to our Winter Appeal and help support mothers and families in need

News 31 March 2023

Meggie’s Marathon!

“I have recently started working for Room to Heal and decided I would like to raise funds to support our amazing community members through running the 2023 London Marathon in…

News 21 March 2023

New mothers’ project

We are very excited to announce that we will be starting a new therapeutic support group for mothers with small children. This will initially run for 7 months, from June…

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Fundraising 1 December 2022

Christmas Appeal 2022

Donate to our Christmas Appeal and help our community enjoy the power of togetherness through the coming year.

Fundraising 8 April 2022

Double your donation today

Exciting news! The National Emergencies Trust will donate £10,000 in ‘match funding’ to Room to Heal’s therapy programme. The National Emergencies Trust (NET) has generously agreed to donate £10,000 in…

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News 30 November 2021

Signed statement: compassion and fairness need to be at heart of Government’s approach to people seeking sanctuary

Following the tragic deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel, Room to Heal, along with over 150 other organisations, have signed a statement calling for the government to end…

News 12 August 2021

The human cost of the UK’s asylum system

Members of Room to Heal on retreat in the UK By Elli Free, Director, Room to Heal On a daily basis I witness the cruelty inflicted by the UK’s asylum…

News 8 March 2021

“Room to Heal is my second home”

I happened to join Room to Heal in November 2018. To my surprise, it started from Gumtree, a British online classified advertisement. However, the encounter should have been inevitable, not…

News 8 December 2020

Podcast with Mark Fish, founder of Room to Heal

Listen to Mark Fish, founder of Room to Heal, on the essence of our work, on how being part of a group and community, in nature, can help the healing…

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Fundraising 1 December 2020

Stand with us this Christmas

Donate to our Christmas Appeal 2020 and support isolated refugees and asylum seekers who are facing enormous challenges through this pandemic. Please stand with our members – make a donation today.

News 5 October 2020

Safe dreams: sleep workshops starting this week

Sleeping well is really important for physical and mental wellbeing. Many people who have experienced trauma, struggle with one or more of the following: Going to sleep Getting back to sleep…

Our voices 1 October 2020

Tall Stories – Autumn 2020

This autumn we are running a series of writing workshops for our members with Ruhksana Ahmad, playwright, in partnership with the Royal Literary Fund. This is a great opportunity for…

News 1 September 2020

Update on our work

Dear Friends, We hope you’re well and getting through these extraordinary times. Thank you so much for your support for our community of torture survivors, which has helped them cope…